Follow our progress as we develop New Mexico's statewide housing and homelessness policy framework. Each week, we'll post a short report summarizing the research, outreach, and analysis completed that week — from stakeholder conversations and data collection to policy drafting and review. Check back regularly to see how the project is moving forward and what's coming next.
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Week of August 10, 2026:
This week marks a major milestone for the project: the first draft of the New Mexico Statewide Housing Plan is complete! The draft is now posted to our website, and we invite community members, partners, and stakeholders across the state to take a look at the work that has been built with your input and collaboration.
The team is also developing a feedback survey on the draft, which will be rolling out soon. We want to hear what you think — your feedback will help us refine and strengthen the plan before it is finalized. Stay tuned for more details on how to participate.
Looking ahead, the team has begun strategizing on how to best communicate the plan to communities across New Mexico. Ensuring that the plan reaches and resonates with people in every corner of the state is a priority as we move into this next phase of the project.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to getting us to this point — from survey respondents and story submitters to meeting participants and partner organizations. This draft belongs to all of you.
Week of August 3, 2026:
The team kicked off the week with a follow-up meeting with the City of Albuquerque's Health, Housing, and Homelessness Department to better define how they can contribute to the project moving forward. The City shared valuable insights and data with the team, and will provide feedback once the first draft of the plan is complete — a great example of the collaborative approach driving this project.
The team also met again with the New Mexico Office of Housing and the Boston Consulting Group to continue aligning our two planning efforts. Once both drafts are complete, the teams will share them with one another to develop a more cohesive statewide strategy — an important step toward ensuring New Mexico speaks with one voice on housing.
The remainder of the week was dedicated to drafting. The full team put their heads down and made significant progress on the New Mexico Statewide Housing Plan, keeping us on track to complete the first full draft. We are in the home stretch — more updates coming soon!
Week of July 27, 2026:
This week was a focused, behind-the-scenes week for the project team. Noah, Will, Deanna, Erick, and Winter came together to strategize on next steps, share research findings, and begin the drafting process for the New Mexico Statewide Housing Plan. Will developed a template and outline for the draft, giving the full team a shared framework to begin writing their respective sections.
While this week may have been quieter on the outreach front, the work happening behind the scenes is bringing us closer to a major milestone — the team is aiming to have the first full draft of the plan completed by Sunday, August 9th. Stay tuned!
Week of July 20, 2026:
The week kicked off with Will and Noah meeting with Zoe Robb from Centro Savila to prepare for an upcoming presentation to youth, laying the groundwork for meaningful engagement with younger New Mexicans on housing issues. The team also met with Natalie Green (City of Las Cruces) and Sandy Chancey (Eastern Plains Counsel of Governments) to review presentation materials ahead of the housing summit later in the week.
As planned, Erick Diaz delivered his research findings to the team on July 22, completing his contributions to the project on schedule. We are grateful for Erick's work and the valuable foundation his research provides as we move into drafting.
On Thursday, the team traveled to Guadalupe County for the 100% Guadalupe Housing Summit. Deanna presented alongside Natalie Green and Sandy Chancey on the role of government in addressing housing needs, while Will and Noah shared an overview of the statewide housing plan — where the project stands and what comes next. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with a rural community.
To close out the week, Noah and Will presented at the YHSI Community Partner & Youth Gathering, sharing the project with a group of youth and stakeholders working in youth spaces. They encouraged attendees to participate in the survey and stay engaged as the plan develops, an important step toward ensuring young New Mexicans have a seat at the table.
The team also met with the City of Albuquerque's Health, Housing, and Homelessness Department this week. We are excited to announce that the City of Albuquerque will be collaborating with us on the project moving forward, and are looking forward to setting up follow-up meetings in the coming weeks to discuss next steps.
Looking ahead, the team will spend the coming week compiling and analyzing survey data, drawing on the wealth of information collected over the past several weeks, and beginning work on the first draft of the New Mexico Statewide Housing Plan. This is an exciting milestone and we couldn't have gotten here without the input and participation of partners and community members across the state.
Week of July 13, 2026:
This week, Will attended the Housing Abundance Coalition meeting, where coalition members and new partners gathered to build consensus around the coalition's four core policy pillars: Housing Ready Communities, Expanding Homeownership Opportunities, Tax Equity for Housing Investment, and Rural Housing Development Incentives. The meeting marked a significant step forward, with discussion focused on formally adopting these pillars and beginning the process of legislative development and broader stakeholder engagement.
The team also met with the New Mexico Office of Housing and the Boston Consulting Group to explore how our two statewide housing planning efforts can best complement and align with one another, an important step toward a coordinated statewide approach.
We connected with Carlos Gemora from Sites Southwest to learn about their priorities and discuss opportunities for future cooperation. Deanna also met with Roadrunner Food Bank this week, expanding our engagement with organizations addressing the intersection of housing and food insecurity.
In a major milestone for the project, Noah and Will presented our work to date at the Bernalillo County Housing Tiger Team meeting. The presentation was delivered before an audience that included County Manager Cindy Chavez, Deputy County Managers, and Directors from programs across the county, a meaningful opportunity to share our progress and receive feedback at the highest levels of county leadership.
We also met with Jenny Ramo from New Mexico Appleseed, continuing to broaden our network of legal and policy partners invested in housing justice across the state.
Finally, the team met with Erick Diaz as he prepares to conclude his research contributions by July 22. Noah, Will, and Deanna will carry that work forward, conducting research and drafting a section of the plan focused on how to develop housing leadership and coordination across New Mexico.
As always, our stakeholder surveys remain open and we are still actively collecting responses. If you haven't already, we encourage you to complete the survey relevant to your work, and please continue sharing with colleagues and community members who may have valuable perspectives to contribute!
Week of July 6, 2026:
We are excited to announce that all of our stakeholder surveys are now complete and live on our website! Surveys have been distributed to known stakeholders on our Housing Asset List, and many of our partners are already helping spread the word by sharing the surveys within their own communities and networks. We encourage you to share the surveys with anyone who may have relevant experience or perspective, the more voices we hear from, the stronger our final plan will be.
We are also thrilled to welcome two new members to the project team: Erick Diaz and Winter Torres. We're excited to have them on board as we move into this busy next phase of the project.
This week we also participated in a follow-up meeting to the housing summit held in May, bringing together representatives from eleven counties across New Mexico. We shared our priority issues for the plan and received valuable input and feedback. The enthusiasm from counties across the state was encouraging, participants expressed excitement about contributing to the process and were glad to see the project moving forward.
We also attended a tenant organizing meeting, where we had the opportunity to connect with an organizer from OLÉ and other community members working to support tenant organizing efforts across the area. We shared an overview of our project and our goals for the plan. A special thank you to the Albuquerque Center for Peace & Justice for hosting the event. Professor Serge Martinez of the UNM School of Law also delivered a know-your-rights presentation for tenants in attendance.
Looking ahead, the team is actively organizing upcoming meetings with additional stakeholders as we continue building toward a comprehensive statewide housing plan.
Week of June 29, 2026:
This week was one of our most active yet, marked by a series of high-impact meetings with stakeholders from across the housing policy landscape.
The week opened with a meeting at Housing New Mexico, where housing stakeholders from across the state gathered to share input and HUD representatives outlined current federal housing priorities. This conversation provided important context for how state and local efforts can align with federal direction.
We then met with Professor Michael Rocca, Director of the Master of Public Policy Program at the University of New Mexico, to discuss best practices in developing a statewide housing plan. Professor Rocca has agreed to connect us with additional stakeholders and will share valuable data to support our research.
We also sat down with Teo Ortega of Sagrado Strategies to explore strategies for meaningfully engaging youth voices from across New Mexico, an important and often underrepresented perspective in housing policy conversations. On the industry side, we met with Miles Conway and Giovanna Rossi of the Housing Abundance Coalition to hear directly from developers and housing industry members about the challenges they face in New Mexico's current housing environment.
The team also met with Bernalillo County Manager Cindy Chavez to share our progress and process, and to receive her guidance on how to continue strengthening the project. Shortly after, we met with Albuquerque City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn to discuss opportunities for collaboration between the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, and to explore approaches for supporting precariously housed residents.
We rounded out the week with a conversation with Professor Serge Martinez of the UNM School of Law, who shared his priorities and connected us with additional partners who can help shape the plan. Additionally, Will met with Shawn Watson to discuss the process and outcomes of the International District Choice Neighborhood Initiative, gaining firsthand insight into the housing challenges facing Albuquerque's International District.
Meanwhile, responses continue to come in through our educator and legal professionals surveys. We are still actively seeking submissions through our housing story form, if you or someone you know has a story to share about housing in New Mexico, we encourage you to submit it on our website. The team is actively developing the remaining stakeholder surveys and preparing to distribute them to the appropriate communities in the coming week.
Week of June 22, 2026:
This week marked an exciting milestone: our website is officially live!
We also reached a major milestone with our stakeholder surveys: both the educator questionnaire and the legal professionals questionnaire are now live and being distributed to those stakeholder groups. These surveys will help us gather direct input on housing challenges and policy priorities from people working closely with affected communities.
On the outreach front, we met with the New Mexico Center for Housing Law and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, who expressed enthusiasm about supporting future policy work and partnering with us going forward. We also connected with the New Mexico Housing Alliance and the 100% Bernalillo Housing Impact Team, where we shared an overview of the project and our plans to engage organizations across the state. Several additional meetings are now on the calendar for the coming weeks, and we continue to reach out to stakeholders statewide to ensure broad participation in this process.
More updates to come as outreach and surveys continue!
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